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University of Wyoming Calendar for May 16

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Visitors to the UW Department of Botany’s Williams Conservatory can see a variety of plant species. (UW Photo)

These are among the activities scheduled May 16-22 at the University of Wyoming:

Tuesday, May 17-Wednesday, May 18 -- UW’s Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center will host a two-day event on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Wyoming UAV Symposium will take place at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center. To register, go to www.uwyo.edu/ser/conferences/upcoming-events/uav-symposium.html.

Tuesday, May 17, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. -- More than 500 junior high and senior high school female students from throughout the state are expected to attend the Women in STEM Conference at various campus locations.

Tuesday, May 17, 10 a.m. -- “It’s Never Too Late -- Exploring Peace Corps Service After 50” will be presented in the Wyoming Union, Room 202. Register online at www.peacecorps.gov/volunteer/learn/meet/events/26061/.

Thursday, May 19, 5:30 p.m. -- Charmaine Delmatier, Rocky Mountain Herbarium Volunteer Program director, will present “A Walk Across Wyoming: Our Rare and Common Wildflowers” in the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, Room 138. A reception will follow. Free.

Friday, May 20, 8 p.m. -- Planetarium show, “Orders of Magnitude.” A STAR Observatory tour follows at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in Room 204 of the Physical Sciences Building.

Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m. -- Planetarium show, “Where Have We Been in Space?” Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in Room 204 of the Physical Sciences Building.

A variety of exhibitions can be seen at the UW Art Museum in the Centennial Complex, 2111 Willett Drive in Laramie. The museum is open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

Dinosaur skeletons, ancient mammal fossils and other exhibits are on display in the UW Geological Museum, open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

The UW Department of Botany’s Williams Conservatory is open to the public Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

 

 

Contact Us

Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu


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